Juvenile leads Wyandot Co. sheriff deputies on foot chase WHARTON — County law enforcement officers chased a juvenile male suspected of breaking and entering multiple vehicles in Wharton on Thursday. Two Wyandot County Sheriff’s deputies and a lieutenant, the county dog warden and multiple local residents searched the area for multiple hours for the juvenile, according to a sheriff’s office report. Read More
Crew to continue sewer line hook-ups One crew will be in Upper Sandusky again next week, hooking up residential sewer lines in the 100 block of North Seventh Street between Wyandot Avenue and Walker Street. Expect road closures in the block during construction hours. Read More
Students of the Month: March 10, 2017 Upper Sandusky Lions Club representative Woody Woodrich (from left) awards a gift card and certificate to the Upper Sandusky High School February Students of the Month. They are senior Seth Lortz, junior Tabitha Adkins, sophomore Alexis Fogle, and freshman Evan Barth. Read More
Injury crash Multiple agencies responded to an injury crash involving two vehicles this morning at the intersection of Ohio 199 and CH 47 in rural Upper Sandusky. A Wyandot County man was driving on CH 47 when he pulled out in front of a Marysville man driving a red Jeep north on Ohio 199 before the Wyandot County man’s vehicle was struck on the passenger-side door of his white Pontiac, according to Wyandot County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Robison. Read More
Stinky plant causes Upper Sandusky library evacuation A smelly plant led Upper Sandusky Community Library employees to evacuate the library and call in the police and fire department last month. Director Kathleen Whitt reported the Feb. 2 incident to library trustees during their monthly board meeting Thursday. Read More
3rd in the state The Upper Sandusky High School competition squad took third place out of 19 squads in Division III at the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators state championship. Read More
Service award Tymochtee Township Trustee Clarence Coffman (left) receives a distinguished service award from Wyandot County Township President Jack Leslie on Thursday during the annual township trustee dinner at the Masters Building. Coffman received the award for his dedicated service to the Wyandot County township at the dinner that recognized trustees, county officials and contract partners. Read More
Safety blotter: March 10, 2017 Robert E. O’Reilly, Blountsville, Alabama, was warned for an illegal turn in the 100 block of West Wyandot Avenue early the morning of March 3. An officer responded to Upper Sandusky High School in regards to unwanted text messages between two juvenile girls the afternoon of March 3. Read More
USHS drama department to present musical ‘Oklahoma’ In the Indian Territory in 1906, cowboys and farmers did not always get along as they awaited the time when the Oklahoma Territory would become a state, but they could sing and dance, and love was always in the air. The Upper Sandusky High School musical tells that story in “Oklahoma.” Read More
Palace Theatre presenting ‘Sopranos’ spoof MARION — Clare Cooke returns to the director’s chair to lead a veteran cast in the interactive mystery spoof, “The Altos: Like the Sopranos Only Lower,” which is a takeoff on the HBO series “The Sopranos.” It is featured April 7-8 at the May Pavilion at the Palace Theatre. Read More